Artists
Who made the song Rock with You?
Michael Jackson
Which instrument is commonly used to provide the beat in R&B music?
Which platform helped modern R&B song to reach global audience?
Tiktok, Youtube & Spotify
In which decade did R&B emerge as a recognised music genre?
1940s
What is the relative minor of E-flat major?
C minor
Who made the song Callout My Name?
The Weeknd
What is syncopation in R&B music?
Emphasising unexpected beats and off beats
Which topic helps R&B connect with listeners?
Love and relationships
True or False. During the 1970s, R&B incorporated influences from funk and disco.
True
Which composer wrote The Rite of Spring, whose 1913 premiere famously provoked a riot?
Igor Stravinsky
Who started performing as a child in a group called Girl's Tyme, which later evolved into Destiny's Child.
Beyoncé
Which vocal technique allows an R&B singer to sing several pitches on a single syllable?
Melisma
Which famous artists helped R&B gained it's international recognition?
Beyoncé, The Weeknd, SZA, and Chris Brown etc.
Which record label, founded in Detroit in 1959 by Berry Gordy, helped shape the development of R&B and soul music through artists such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and The Supremes?
Motown Records
How much is the Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Laurel FB, 3-Tone Sunburst?
RM3,199.00
Who is the artist played by Jamie Foxx in a film made in 2004?
Ray Charles
What two instrument did Michael Jackson use to create an iconic intro in Billie Jean?
Drums and Bass
Which genre has strongly influenced modern R&B?
Hip-hop
Who is the first R&B artist?
Louis Jordan
What does the middle pedal do for a grand piano?
Selective Sustain: The middle pedal acts as a sostenuto pedal.
Who was born on January 25, 1981, in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, and has won 17 Grammy Awards across her career.
Alicia Keys
An R&B song features a steady drum groove, syncopated bass, extended keyboard chords, and expressive vocal runs. What best explains how these elements work together?
The drums and bass establish the groove, the chords add harmonic colour, and the vocals express the melody.
Which R&B artist became the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year twice, winning for Unforgettable... with Love in 1992 and The Bodyguard soundtrack in 1994?
Natalie Cole
Which 1949 Billboard chart name replaced “Race Records” and is widely credited with helping establish the term rhythm and blues in the American music industry?
Rhythm & Blues Records
In 12-tone serialism, what is the name of the technique in which a tone row is presented in reverse order, with every interval inverted relative to the original row?
Retrograde inversion